Originally Posted by
Waraji
It's actually pretty damn populated. It is free to play, and has been for as long as I have known Planetside 2, but like all things free to play, there's a cash shop. The good thing is you can get all items that directly affect gameplay by just playing. The only things you can't purchase with ingame currency is Cosmetics like different armors and colors.
I used to have a lot of fun rolling with a company inbetween XIV 1.0 and 2.0. 30-40 man teams just storming areas, defending, galaxy dropping. Lot of fun, and a lot of frustration depending on which faction you pick. Some things are factually overpowered over others. Fucking Vanu piece of shits.